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  • Nautilus Project We are developing plans to deliver a new subsea cable that could supply enough electricity to power around 1.7 million UK homes. Home National Grid Ventures (NGV) is developing plans to deliver Nautilus, a new subsea cable allowing …
  • Martha B. Wyrsch Independent Non-executive Director   Appointed : 1 September 2021 Committee membership : People & Remuneration (Chair), and Safety & Operations and Nomination Tenure: 2 years Skills and competencies :   Martha has held a number of senior …
  • New underground cables go live New cables directly replace overhead lines and pylons in the area Home 24th August 2021 Hinkley Connection news Following the successful installation and energisation of the first circuit of the new 132 kV twin circuit …
  • Industry collaboration to turn power grid transformers into heat network ‘boilers’ that can save millions of tonnes of CO2 Home 23rd August 2021 Press release SSE Energy Solutions and National Grid have today unveiled an innovative new project that could …
  • Can we achieve carbon-neutral construction by 2026? Home 23rd August 2021 Journey to net zero The path to net zero isn’t just about the tools we use, but also the infrastructure we create to get us there. Our Net Zero Construction project is helping us to …
  • Retro-insulated cross arms: project overview Home   National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) has been successful in securing £8.12m of funding from Ofgem’s Network Innovation Competition (NIC) to research the uprating of overhead lines (OHL), with …
  • Welcome to the RICA project Home The RICA (Retro-Insulated Cross-Arms) network innovation competition research project aims to develop an innovative method for uprating overhead lines, allowing the voltage on 275kV overhead lines to be increased to 400kV. …
  • Cable laying progress under the Mendip Hills Home 19th August 2021 Press release • Part of the Mendip Hills AONB is to be pylon free for the first time since the 1960s • The Hinkley Connection project will bring low carbon energy to six million homes and …
  • Final supergrid transformer arrives at Sandford 178-tonne load delivered smoothly via local roads Home 17th August 2021 Hinkley Connection news Another milestone on the Hinkley Connection Project was reached in mid-August, when National Grid took delivery …
  • Inspiring young people to consider energy sector careers Home 12th August 2021 Community spirit Since its launch in October 2020, our partnership with MyKindaFuture – the UK’s leading underrepresented talent specialist – has helped inspire 18,000 students …